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Tiffany Yecke Brooks joins Michael to discuss her newest book, Holy Ghosted and her previous book, Gaslighted by God. If you struggle with spiritual anxiety—fear of hell, God's judgment, obsessive religious ritual, or feelings of never measuring up—then you need to hear what Tiffany says about methods of control in toxic religious communities and how to respond to them in a healthy way.

In a much needed follow-up, Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety, Religious Trauma, and the Language of Abuse, she equips readers to understand and name tactics of spiritual abuse and manipulation. She joins Michael in discussing different methods of control found in toxic religious communities—including legalism, indoctrination, praise, and fear—and how to identify and respond to them in a healthy way.

Michael is joined by author and theologian Jonathan Foster who shares how he came to rethink the concept of atonement and the meaning of the cross. We discuss unhealthy aspects of penal substitutionary atonement, where it comes from, how it impacts people's image of God, and how Rene Girard's mimetic theory can help us see the cross and the good news in a new light.

Palestinian Americans and Israelis in Palestine. Lamis Diab, a Palestinian American and Academic Counselor living in Illinois, joins Michael to talk about the situation in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank in the context of the 75-year history of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict. Hear stories about her time in the West Bank as a Palestinian American, her family living in Palestine, and the history of the region.

Michael Camp sits down with exvangelical authors Desimber Rose, Angela Herrington, and Keith Giles to respond to the book, "The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, and How to Respond" by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett.

Join Reverend Derek Kubilus and Michael having an amazing conversation on the doctrine of hell and how Derek came to reject it as a mistranslated, misinterpreted, and illogical concept that totally contradicts God's love. Derek addresses these questions below. Don't miss his insightful answers:
* How are some people haunted by hell? * What are the major glaring contradictions of the notion of a hell that is created and maintained by a loving God? * If Christians truly, really, honestly believed in hell and truly, really, honestly loved their neighbors, how would they live their life? * What are the most interesting examples of mistranslations of terms referring to hell in the New Testament? * What does Jesus mean when he says “everyone will be salted by fire?” * Where did modern Christians get the idea that God is retributive—to the point of punishing people infinitely if necessary? * What is your response to those who claim that death is the ultimate cutoff for securing one’s salvation? * How does the concept of “remedial punishment/rehab of the age” equate with purgatory? Is purgatory in the Bible under a different term? * How do you define being a universalist? Why does it not mean all religions are alike all lead to the same God? * How does Jesus expand the borders of those to be saved?* How do you answer the objection that we need hell to maintain human freedom? * What are the wonderful, beneficial implications of no longer believing in hell?
Find Derek's book, Holy Hell: A Case Against Eternal Damnation here (out Feb. 27 and available for preorder now): https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Hell-against-Eternal-Damnation-ebook/dp/B0CBVLY23F/Michael Camp's Spiritual Brewpub, Deconstruction Workshop, books, and blog: https://www.spiritualbrewpub.com/
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One day Angela Herrington had an epiphany. She loved God but realized the conservative Christian movement she was in was teaching some really toxic stuff. Join Michael and Angela’s conversation about what faith deconstruction is, why it’s so crucial, and how to address its critics. Angela shares from her heart and the wellspring of wisdom in her new book, Deconstructing Your Faith Without Losing Yourself. Learn why deconstruction is not just the latest trend, what toxic religion is, and what you need on a deconstructing journey to ensure you’re not losing yourself and not warping historical facts. “In faith deconstruction, we are not dismantling every belief we have until there is no belief left. Instead, we are examining, sifting, and sorting what we believe to determine how it aligns with who we believe God to be.” Angela is a faith deconstruction coach, a certified life coach, and seminary-trained online pastor. She holds a BA in biblical studies from Indiana Wesleyan and an MA in leadership from Wesley Seminary. Find Angela’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Deconstructing-Faith-without-Losing-Yourself/dp/0802883281/
 Angela’s website: https://angelajherrington.com/ The Faith Deconstruction Café: https://www.facebook.com/groups/faithdeconstructioncafe
Michael’s Faith Deconstruction Workshop: https://www.spiritualbrewpub.com/spiritual-freedom-deconstruction-workshops
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